konkurs
/konkurs/
Definition
a competition in which entrants are judged against one another
- jaş jırçılanı konkursu — a competition of young singers
- konkursdan öterge — to get through the competition
- konkursdan tışında — outside the competition
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | konkursthe competition | konkurslathe competitions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | konkursnuthe competition's | konkurslanıthe competitions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | konkursnuthe competition (as the object) | konkurslanıthe competitions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | konkurshato the competition | konkurslağato the competitions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | konkursdaat / in the competition | konkursladaat / in the competitions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | konkursdanfrom the competition | konkursladanfrom the competitions | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | konkursummy competition | konkurslarımmy competitions |
| your | konkursungyour competition | konkurslarıngyour competitions |
| his / her | konkursuhis / her competition | konkurslarıhis / her competitions |
| our | konkursubuzour competition | konkurslarıbızour competitions |
| you all's | konkursuğuzyou all's competition | konkurslarığızyou all's competitions |
| their | konkurslarıtheir competition | konkurslarıtheir competitions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: konkursları can mean "his / her competitions", "their competition", or "their competitions" — context decides.